Dawn Waters
Firearms Instructor
Range Safety Officer
Stop the Bleed Instructor
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PROFESSIONAL
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Dawn is a certified instructor with the NRA for pistol, Refuse to Be a Victim and Personal Protection in the Home. She is also an NRA certified Range Safety Officer.
Dawn is also a certified USCCA Defensive Pistol Instructor, certified instructor for the Armed Women of America (Formerly The Well Armed Woman) and certified instructor for the Stop the Bleed
program.
Her
work specializes in women's training programs, teaching self-defense, Stop the Bleed, firearms safety, shooting fundamentals and gun-handling skills development since 2014.
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She has attended numerous training programs with Spartan Tactical Training Group and currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Instructor, assisting with teaching defensive handgun and rifle courses, emergency self-aid / buddy-aid and Stop the Bleed training programs.
Dawn is also an active volunteer with her local Citizens Police Academy (CPA), Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Illinois Search and Rescue (ISAR). |
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CERTIFICATIONS: |
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- National Rifle Association (NRA)
Pistol Instructor
Personal Protection in the Home Instructor
Refuse to be a Victim Instructor
Range Safety Officer
- U.S. Concealed Carry Association
Concealed Carry and Home Defense Instructor
Women's Handgun and Self Defense Fundamentals
- American Women's Self Defense Association
Certified Instructor for Women's Self Defense
- Armed Women of America
Certified Instructor
- First Care Provider - Stop the Bleed
Certified Stop the Bleed Instructor
- Texas A&M
Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events Instructor
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TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS: |
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- Spartan Tactical Training Group
3-day Basic Defensive Pistol Course
2-day Concealed Carry Strategies & Tactics Course
2-day Advanced Tactical Handgun Certification Course
2-day Introduction to the AR-15 / M-4 Rifle Certification Course
2-day Advanced Tactical Rifle Certification Course
2-day Handgun Fighting from Compromised Positions Course
2-day Low Light Handgun Strategies and Tactics Course
2-day Dynamic Room Entry Handgun Certification Course
1-day Emergency Self-Aid / Buddy-Aid for Trauma Injuries Course
1-day Emergency Medical Response for Firearms Instructors Course
Martial Blade Concepts: Defensive Knife Skills Level 1 Course
Martial Blade Concepts: Defensive Knife Skills Level 2 Course
- Orland Fire District
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (NAEMT - TECC)
Rescue Task Force (RTF)
- Independence Training
Concealed Carry Concepts with Force-on-Force
Low-Light / No Light Handgun Course
Dirt Medicine Course
- Haley Strategic
TWAW Handgun Low-Light Course
- Front Sight Solutions
Dynamics of Defensive Shooting
EDC Advanced Considerations
Low-Light Pistol Course
Defensive Vehicle Operations
- S2 Strategic
Fighting Chance Women's Self Defense
Defensive Pistol Series
Force-on-Force Course
Edged Weapons Comprehensive Course
- Operation Underground Railroad
Signs of Trafficking Course
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- International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Assn. (ILEETA)
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
- National Rifle Association (NRA)
- Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA)
- U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA)
- Armed Women of America (AWA aka TWAW)
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